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Sélection de 8 most beautiful monuments sur 36 dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Mauléon Castle
Château fort
64130 Mauléon Licharre

Mauléon Castle, known as the "old castle", is a medieval castle located in Mauléon-Licharre, New Aquitaine, listed as a historical monument since 1925. Built in the 11th century, it dominates the city from a pentagonal hill.
Montreal Castle in Sauveterre-de-Béarn
Château fort
64390 Sauveterre-de-Béarn

The Château de Montréal, in Sauveterre-de-Béarn, is a 14th century medieval vestige located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. This historic monument, classified in 1886, bears witness to the strategic importance of the city in defending the Béarn against Navarre and Gascogne, under the impulse of the Viscounts of Béarn such as Gaston VII and Gaston Fébus.
Bridge of Ibarron to Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Pont
64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle

The bridge of Ibarron, built between the 11th and 16th centuries at Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, is a medieval bridge spanning the Nivelle with three arches full hanger and characteristic forebears.
Headlight of Biarritz
Phare classé MH
64200 Biarritz

Biarritz Lighthouse, built in the 19th century on St Martin's Point, is a 47-metre iconic maritime building overlooking the Bay of Gascony, located in Biarritz, New Aquitaine.
Maison de l'Infante-Joanoenia in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Maison classée MH
64500 Saint-Jean-de-Luz

The house of the Infante-Joanoenia, a 17th century patrician residence in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, is famous for having welcomed Marie-Thérèse of Spain before her marriage to Louis XIV in 1660. Its pink brick facades and Italian galleries make it a Basque architectural gem.
Tour of the Esquirette de Lescar
Tour
64230 Lescar

The Esquirette tower, a 14th-century medieval vestige in Lescar, was part of the fortified episcopal palace built into the city walls, near Notre Dame Cathedral.
Old Pontacq Tower
Tour
64530 Pontacq

The old Pontacq tower, a medieval vestige of the 14th and 16th centuries, dominates the Bearnaise commune. This fortified tower, surrounded by ramparts, bears witness to the defensive history of the region.
Roman Bridge on the Nivelle in Ascain
Pont romain
64310 Ascain

The Roman bridge on the Nivelle in Ascain, built in the fifth century, is an ancient work that spans the Nivelle in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in New Aquitaine. This three arched bridge, partially destroyed and restored, testifies to the engineering of the end of the Roman Empire in Gaul.